Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 5

악역의 엔딩은 죽음뿐 [Ag-yeog-eui Ending-eun Jug-eumbbun] (Comic) #5

by Suol, Gwon Gyeoeul (Original Creator), Chiho Christie (Letterer)

“Your eyes, my lady, are only filled with sorrow, never joy.”

Penelope and Callisto safely escaped the assassins, but the danger is far from over. The crown prince has been left in mortal peril, and Penelope…is standing trial for attempted murder?! Accused of attacking seven nobles during the Hunt, she faces a court proceeding that, in actuality, is nothing more than an elaborate sham to frame her. With false testimonies filling the courtroom, Derrick proving himself untrustworthy, and Callisto being unfit to take the stand, will Penelope rise against all odds and prevail…?

Genres: Manhwa, Manga, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels, Comics, Historical

272 pages, Paperback

First published December 13, 2022

Reviews

[Bookishrealm]

Honestly, this series just keeps getting better and better. I have Penelope shipped with two characters and I’m so torn on who I would love to see her end up with. The pure intelligence and strategic thinking it’s taking her to make it through this game is mind blowing. And like her I’m always shocked when I think I have things figured out. This one comes with a plethora of twists and turns so much sure you have the next volume before on hand. Another great installment and I can’t wait to get my hands on volume 6.

[Preethi]

If Penelope and Callisto aren't endgame I WILL REVOLT.

This volume covers up to chapter 100 but I read up to chapter 105 because it's going to be a pain to wait for physical volume #6. 🥲

[Omnya Ali (Free Palestine)]

This cover, OMG🖤🔥🔥🔥

This was awesome, I loved everything in this volume 💗🔥
I can't wait till season 4😭🖤🔥

My babies 😭😭😭💗🔥

[Jen]

Penelope = Mai Queen

5, I need the next volume NOW, stars.

PS-what color is Winter’s gauge?!? He’s the one I ship the most thus far. Him and, I hate to say it, Reynolds. He’s pink and so cute with his crush! Derrick is an @$$ and Eckles…I do NOT trust him! The Prince is… kinda violent and I don’t like that. I understand it, but I don’t like it.

[vin .ᐟ (hiatus)]

callisto, the shit-stirring man that you are 😍

જ⁀➴ ⚔️┊pre-read:

AAHHSKSDJ I'M SO EXCITED!!! i have the last two books now omfhhggfg they're so gorgeous 😭😭💖💞 but more importantly -- HOW WILL IT END????

[Maia Soria]

Derrick culiado 11/09/23

Confirmo, lo sigo odiando.

[Belle Bookworm]

If I don’t finish this I will die.

[Laura A. Grace]

"You can't let me down when I had no expectations in the first place."

Penelope is the ultimate girl boss and no one can tell me differently because of how she absolutely slayed in this volume! 😤😤😤

I mean it's already #facts that she slays each and every time, but with all the absolute crap that Derrick gave her this volume, there is ZERO denial at how girl boss she is and can handle things herself! I guess just too bad the game doesn't feel the same way because what a twist with the new developments the game has created! :o :o :o

Truly, just when I think Penelope has no need to worry for her life, this game throws stuff at her and strikes fear into my heart! This story WILL follow the villainess trope of the story plot being changed and that SHE will be okay right?? RIGHT?? Because while my heart was totally scared of the new changes, the deep sadness I felt in this volume made me want to cry because I need our best girl to truly smile and be happy like Winter told her. 😭😭😭

I can't say I was excited to see all the guys have so much page time (because Derrick can go sit in a dumpster for the rest of his life), but I really loved seeing Callisto, Winter, and Reynold!

And I mean ALLLLLLL THE CALLISTO!!! *fans face* While my heart was excited to see Winter because of his deep kindness towards Penelope (will just overlook their first meeting *nervous laughter*) and even how "kind" Reynold was to our girl boss, those multiple pages of Callisto recovering made my heart skip a beat. LOL! And then those later pages where he absolutely looked AMAZING…excuse me while I pick myself up off the floor after falling out of my chair! LOL!

I was VERY curious how he would take the news of things from what Penelope said prior and goodness, he did not disappoint! LOL! Sorry not sorry for your plan backfiring there Penelope because I'm shipping you hard with Callisto and glad to know he isn't going anywhere! LOL!

A few random favorite things: the touching conversation Penelope has with her "father" (I teared up), how beautiful she looks in multiple outfits, how the head butler has "teamed up" with Penelope (they make a good tag team LOL), and those few genuine and stunning smiles by Penelope. 🥹🥹🥹

Please volume six come out quickly because I need more!! Such an excellent volume!

[Paula]

So good! I honestly can’t decide between Winter and Callisto

[Shakera✿✿✿]

4.5⭐️

[penta]

We're back with a blast, baby! O dziwo, nawet Eckles grew on me enough. Nadal mam go na ostatnim miejscu, but I fuck with his yandere attitude now.

Also, zdecydowanie wszystko jest ciekawsze, kiedy Penny jest w domu.

[fadheela ♡ (reading slump semi ia)]

5 stars ✨ woah that's 5 books in the span of 24 hours?? SOMEONE INJECT THIS MANHWA SERIES IN MY BODY ALREADY CUZ IT'S SOOO ADDICTING!!😩🤌🏻 the way penelope dealt with everything, I LOVE SEEING HER FIRE! and omg Callisto & Penelope are so adorable, I love their bickerings 🤭💘 I am betting on Callisto to be the endgame, if not I am going to sue the author 🔪

[ju]

3.5

[Milly]

Callisto is still my fav hehehe.

I’m intrigued to see what he found out about Penelope and the ‘accident’ from last year.

5/5

NEXT!

[Rebecca]

The question with a lot of these game-life stories is whether or not they're really games. This series has played with that better than most, and with the sudden reminder that the mobile game was a pay-to-play, a new layer is added. The people may act more like people than characters, but Penelope can't bring herself to trust in that, and I can't say that any of the love interests are remotely trustworthy. With each development, the questions of survival and return to her own world become murkier, and I'm no longer sure which would be the better option.

[aarya]

3.5 stars. Penelope’s IDGAF attitude has arrived in full force. Queen. Rolling around the gold coins was funny as hell, too.

[inescapablebooks♡]

Callisto 😍😍

[Helene Black]

Fantastic art as always, but I felt like the translation wasn’t always on point. Some of the dialogue was difficult to follow, and I found quite a few typos.

[mikaela (spinebreaker)]

The plot is THICKENING I'm so intrigued!!!

[Jess Shumaker]

and so the plot thickenssss

[Rozy ࿆꒰১໒꒱]

okay wait, I actually loved this volume. From the court scenes to the Duke trying to reconcile with Penelope and to the crown prince visiting Penelope at the end?? ate everything up.

[Isabel Sastre]

El padre sigue siendo el mejor.
Sé que la fama del príncipe heredero se la ganó con todas las de la ley pero me está empezando a dar penita cada vez que la prota se piensa que la va a matar.

[Kaya Hayes]

4.5 I decided to round up because even though Callisto is toxic as hell, I haven't had a story made me smile and kick my feet like this in a very long time, and I'm eating him up

[Michelle Easton]

I love this series so much. I can’t wait to see what other people think about the colored affection meters. Callisto is the best, even if he’s a bit unhinged. He truly cares for Penny. And I hope that Winter becomes a closer friend for both of their sakes.

[briar ˚୨୧⋆｡˚]

3.95 ★

[روابي]

this is everything to me

[G. Tyler]

Better, but this series still suffers from the need to clutter the page with summary of stuff we just read, and the continued inability of Penelope to see the people around her as people and not just objectives to exploit and extract value from feels less like a flaw that NEEDS to be addressed and more like either a problem the writer does not see or a virtue they think is helping her sometimes and it all needs to stop. She needs to grow out of this shit or at least start asap.

Also, the stuff with Eckles, his whole, "I'm happy to be a slave for you, like a real one with no rights to myself fr." Is so gross and just a massive misunderstanding of how that works. It reads real antebellum south revisionist in the baddest way and it needs addressing. He can't concent if he has no rights to, and all this giving it back to her doesn't make it better, it just makes her look like she's further taking advantage of a very damaged and vulnerable person.

Now, bright spot, Regulgus is way more interesting now that we get more of him, and having someone who's not playing with Penelope's bullshit is refreshing.

[⋆｡˚꒰ঌ worm ໒꒱˚｡⋆]

This volume was extra infuriating.

I remember it being infuriating when I first read it online as it was being released, but re-reading it as a physical copy- I don't remember being this mad. Her brother royally pisses me off- he doesn't let her speak, then only continues to blame her for not speaking up when he shut her down to begin with. I CANNOT STAND THIS MAN (I've read ahead so I know what happens-) I hope he dies. I continue to feel bad for Penelope as she tries to save herself (and manipulates the "male leads")- she can't even have one moment of happiness. :(

[_ArtsyChild]

Novel: 89-109
Manwha: 81-100

1st read: 4⭐️ 18/05/2023
I need more of this!!!!!!

2nd read: 4⭐️ 31/08/2025
What translation was that?? It didn’t even make sense wtf.

[kaiya]

drop the prince girl.... hes not it